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Solitaire Free online game
- Cards
- Solo
- Draw 1 · Draw 3
The classic solitaire everyone knows! Build every suit up from A to K
What is it?
Solitaire (Klondike) is the very solitaire that came with computers. Build down the seven columns in alternating colors, one rank at a time, and win by moving every suit from A to K onto the four foundation slots at the top.
There's Draw 1, where you turn the stock one card at a time, and Draw 3, where you turn three and can only play the top one. Faster clears rank higher.
How to play
- Drag a card onto one of the opposite color that's 1 higher. Tap to move it to the best spot
- Tap the stock at the top left to draw cards. Only a K can go in an empty column
- Move every suit from A to K onto the 4 slots at the top to win. Faster ranks higher!
Playing on PC (keyboard · mouse)
On phones you tap the screen; on PC you can also use the mouse and the keys below.
| Space | Draw cards |
|---|---|
| Z · Backspace | Undo |
| H | Hint |
| Esc | Pause · back |
Difficulty and rankings
| Difficulty | Draw 1 · Draw 3 |
|---|---|
| About the difficulty levels | Draw 1: one card at a time · Draw 3: three at a time, and only the top one is playable |
| Ranking | Fastest clear time first · separate rankings for phone (touch) and PC (keyboard · mouse) |
There's a weekly ranking and an all-time ranking; the weekly one resets every Monday at midnight (Korea time). For details, see the Help.
Good to know on Hanpanmadang
- When the stock runs out, the waste pile flips back over so you can go through it again, with no limit.
- Once the stock and waste are empty and every card in the columns is face up, the remaining cards move up automatically and the game ends.
Learn from examples
Say a red 7 could go on either of two black 8s (the 8 of spades or the 8 of clubs). If one 8 sits on more face-down cards, put the 7 on the other one so you keep the option to move that 8 later. Where you build decides which hidden cards you can uncover later.
Common mistakes
- Moving any king into an empty column as soon as one opens.
- Only a king can go in an empty column. Choose based on whether moving it uncovers a face-down card and which king you'll need next.
- Moving high cards to the foundations too early.
- Cards on the foundations can come back down, but it costs moves. Keep high cards that can serve as bases in the columns.
Tips
- Work first on the column with the most face-down cards. New moves come from uncovering hidden cards.
- Only a king can fill an empty column. If you have no king to place, there's no rush to empty one.
- Move aces and twos up as soon as you see them. They're never useful as a base for other cards, so they just take up space in the columns.
- In Draw 3 the order of the stock never changes, so remember which cards come up when as you go through it once.